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The County Office Of Management & Budget has completed their tabulation of the incorporation surveys and our Commissioner has shared her response to the results. We are grateful for those who took the time to fill in and mail in their surveys and appreciate Commissioner Levine Cava's effort to listen to the community and make her decision based...

The latest new ordinance enacted in Pincecrest is a good example of how burdensome or excessive municipal regulations can sometimes be.

"I thought about this a lot this past weekend as I enjoyed the quiet in my neighborhood. In the response I received from a VPB Council Member to my previous email, I was told that their 5-0 vote in opposition was "non-binding" because they (the Council) have "no say" in the matter. I started to do some research. "No say"...

One of the incentives presented by those who promote incorporation is that it will increase your property value. Having a brand name for the community and perhaps a few cosmetic enhancements to the neighborhood [that you'd be helping pay for whether you want them or not] to appeal to home buyers and renters in theory could raise market values,...

Any annexations should be stopped. Annexations are being done to take high value commercial real estate taxes away from UMSA. If we are to believe that UMSA has such a serious funding shortage, the last thing that the Mayor and Commissioners should allow to occur is to aid and abet cities to abscond with more of our tax base. If...

As a senior citizen on a very tight budget living in Miami-Dade County, I am shocked that our Commissioners are trying to burden us with more taxes, fees, and government debt! Of course they realize that if a city is created or if a citizen is annexed into one, higher costs will be the inevitable outcome. 19 cities in Miami-Dade...

If you currently do not live within any city limits, you are in unincorporated Miami-Dade County.

Incorporation and Annexation should be opposed for many reasons.
Becoming part of a municipality will likely result in higher property taxes. Almost all of the cities in Miami-Dade have higher millage rates than UMSA does. Becoming part of a municipality will result in increased fees for individuals and businesses. This is because of duplication of...